Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026
5,757 new home permits were issued in unincorporated Wake County and the towns of Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon and Rolesville, October 2024 through September 2026: about 2,878 a year and 52% of all permits. 3,085 new home permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 15% more than the 2,672 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is May. The usual one took 172 days from issue to the county's final. 27591 has the most, 1,574.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 258 |
| Nov 2024 | 170 |
| Dec 2024 | 203 |
| Jan 2025 | 261 |
| Feb 2025 | 198 |
| Mar 2025 | 234 |
| Apr 2025 | 213 |
| May 2025 | 293 |
| Jun 2025 | 188 |
| Jul 2025 | 199 |
| Aug 2025 | 258 |
| Sep 2025 | 197 |
| Oct 2025 | 205 |
| Nov 2025 | 141 |
| Dec 2025 | 283 |
| Jan 2026 | 222 |
| Feb 2026 | 244 |
| Mar 2026 | 269 |
| Apr 2026 | 321 |
| May 2026 | 327 |
| Jun 2026 | 319 |
| Jul 2026 | 322 |
| Aug 2026 | 237 |
| Sep 2026 | 195 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). May is the busiest (129), November the quietest (65). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 101 |
| February | 92 |
| March | 105 |
| April | 111 |
| May | 129 |
| June | 106 |
| July | 109 |
| August | 103 |
| September | 82 |
| October | 97 |
| November | 65 |
| December | 101 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 2,561 with a final date.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 2,672 |
| Finished | 96.0% |
| Expired | 0.6% |
| Usual days, issue to final | 172 |
| Middle half, days | 134–232 |
The value written on the permit at application, from 5,753 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Usual declared value | $307,379 |
| Middle half | $180,840–$424,990 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the county's 5,757 new home permits.
How the county filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New One- and Two-Family Dwelling | 5,677 | 99% |
| New and Replacement | 65 | 1% |
| Modular Home | 7 | under 1% |
| House Moved On | 6 | under 1% |
| Single Family Dwelling | 2 | under 1% |
Remodels & repairs (1,524)Garages, sheds & shade structures (929)Additions (588)Pools & spas (461)Solar (420)
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
New home permits for other places in Raleigh–Durham. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.
Source: Wake County Inspections, Development & Permits, Building Permits (ArcGIS MapServer, Wake County Open Data), read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Building permits Wake County Permits and Inspections issues: unincorporated Wake County, plus the towns of Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon and Rolesville, which use the county's inspections office. Raleigh and Cary run their own permit offices and have their own pages on this site; the few county-inspected parcels inside them are left out. Apex, Wake Forest, Garner, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina and Morrisville also issue their own permits and appear here only for a handful of county-inspected parcels.
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Contractor Records, "New home permits in unincorporated Wake County and the towns of Knightdale, Wendell, Zebulon and Rolesville, NC", https://contractorrecords.com/wake-county/new-home-permits, data through September 2026, from Wake County Permits and Inspections building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types.
Download the tables (CSV): New homes permits by month · New homes permits by calendar month (index) · New homes permits: days to final · New homes permits: declared value · New homes permits by ZIP code · New homes permits by permit type.